Imara Hand Positions

The Hand Positions

  1. Place your hands on top of their head with their ears between your middle fingers and ring fingers and your thumbs meeting at the center of the top of their head. Rest your hands gently and let the energy flow.
  2. Place your thumbs in the sternal notch with your fingers pointing straight down.
  3. Place your thumbs in the sternal notch and angle your fingertips so that they meet on the sternum.
  4. Cup hands on outside of shoulders with fingers pointing down the sides of their arms. Point your thumbs down the chest of the person.
  5. Move your chair so you are by right side waist. Take persons hands and lay them down next to their body (alternately have them cross their arms over their chest and hold their shoulders.) Place one of your hands on each hipbone.
  6. Return persons hands to hips. Move your chair so your heart is lined up with their heart. If you are working on a male, place your hands across the chest, all fingers and thumbs held together pointing away, thumbs touching each other. If working on a female, put one hand above the breasts and the other hand below, thumbs meeting on the sternum in between.